bronze coin

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bronze
noun
uk
/brɒnz/us
/brɑːnz/
a brown metal made of copper ...
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coin
noun
uk
/kɔɪn/us
/kɔɪn/
a small, round piece of metal, usually silver or copper coloured, that is used ...
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(Definition ofbronzeandcoinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The salt voucher system thus provided a means whereby merchants supplying frontier armies in the northwest ultimately received reimbursement inbronzecoin.
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Already in 1030s-40s officials were airing complaints about hoarding ofbronzecoinin quantities from 30,000 to as much as 500,000 strings.
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The importance ofbronzecoinas a store of value can be deduced from the large stocks of coin held as savings by rich households.
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The issue of additionalbronzecoinis regulated on the basis of requisitions by the banks, who alone can gauge the net requirements of their customers.
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This coin would be replaced in 1920 by a smallerbronzecoin.
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Thebronzecoinwas made up of 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc.
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Thebronzecoinis (was) made up of 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc.
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It is hoped to complete the operation in bronze coins by changeover day.
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Furthermore, at the bottom end of the scale the expense of minting new coins would have been much lower in the bronze coins.
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The new coins would circulate with the existing bronze coins.
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The precious metal objects were duly declared treasure trove, but the gems, the bronze coins and the pot were excluded.
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The plated coins would have the same weight and diameter as the existing bronze coins but would be very slightly thicker.
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I greatly doubt whether the substitution of nickel coins for the existing bronze coins would be popular with the large majority of those who use small denominations.
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There is also the matter of important, large-scale hoards of bronze coins which at present can disappear without trace because they do not currently rank as treasure.
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In relation to their value, the costs of handling the existing low-denomination bronze coins are much higher than for handling the existing 5p and 10p coins.
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Bronze coins were issued in 1870 in denominations of 1, 2 and 4 centesimos, followed in 1889 by silver 1 peso.
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Gold, silver and bronze coins were issued, respectively gold cruzados or "manueis", "esferas" and "alf-esferas", and leais.
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This influx of bronze coins flooded the market and caused a serious inflation, rendering the currency useless.
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A large number of bronze coins were found over the years and a grave with a small child was discovered in 1959.
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The larger of the three bronze coins are inscribed "chatzi" (half).
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Tokugawa coinage worked according to a triple monetary standard, using gold, silver and bronze coins, each with their own denominations.
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